Benjamin Milliken

Benjamin Milliken
Born1728
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died1791 (aged 62–63)
Bocabec, New Brunswick
Occupation(s)American Loyalist, landowner, mill and ship owner
SpousePhebe
RelativesNorman Milliken, son

Benjamin Milliken (born 1728 Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay died 1791 Bocabec, New Brunswick) was an American Loyalist,[1] major landowner, mill and ship owner[2] in Maine in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. He was the founder of Ellsworth, Maine (first called the Union River Settlement) in 1763,[3][4] laid out and received the land grant for the Township of Bridgton, Maine (originally called Pondicherry) in 1765 and was one of the first settlers in Bocabec and St. Andrew's, New Brunswick in 1784.[5][6]

  1. ^ He was the son of the Honourable Edward Milliken (born 1706 Boston), a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas (retired 1773) in the Province of Massachusetts Bay and his wife Abigail Norman (1710–1751), "Collections of the Maine Historical Society" John Chamberlain 1890 p 65
  2. ^ Champion, Isabel, ed. (1979). Markham 1793-1900. Markham Historical Society. p. 74. ISBN 9780969090007.
  3. ^ Hellmann, Paul T. (2004). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Taylor & Francis. p. 452. ISBN 9780203997000.
  4. ^ "Archaeologists dig up Surry homestead belonging to family among earliest European settlers". The Bangor Daily News. 20 July 2013.
  5. ^ His son Norman Milliken (born 1771 Trenton, Maine died 1843 Markham Township, York County, Canada West, Province of Canada), and in 1807 founded Milliken, Ontario (originally called Milliken Corners). Miliken Public School, History
  6. ^ Champion, Isabel, ed. (1979). Markham 1793-1900. Markham Historical Society. pp. 74–75. ISBN 9780969090007. (Milliken family).